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Heavy is the head that does not like 'The Crown'

The Crown has long sparked complaints over its accuracy (or lack thereof) — but those concerns have turned into high profile condemnations in the show's fifth season.
<em>The Crown </em>has long sparked complaints over its accuracy (or lack thereof) — but those concerns have turned into high profile condemnations in the show's fifth season. Above, Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II.

It's easy to understand how the timing of a fifth season of The Crown that skewered, mocked or reveled in the scandals of the British royals could be awkward only a couple of months after Queen Elizabeth II died and her son became King Charles III. It's easy to understand how it could lead to consternation and complaining.

But that's not the version of The Crown that we have.

has always sparked for Netflix to add a disclaimer to each episode stating that it's fiction. (Netflix has not done this.)

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